Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-12

Ana serve tiiN OOu WIFI care,
1t may be little thou canst do,
In some small corner, hid from view,
Yet He is with thee there
1t is Mrs. Jane \. johnson, of Parkers-
burg, who advertised for the name Of a
temperance woman in each town where
there is no w. c. T. L. In our Sunday
School lesson for April "a, we find the King
of Egypt applying to Joseph for men of
activity among the IsraelItos, that they
might be made rulers over his hocks. Our
Sister Johnson evidently has designs upon
the women of activity in our temperance
Israel. She knows that in every town, pos
sibly hid from view, there are consecrated
women whom she desires for the service of
the Great King. Who will respond, "Here
am /, send me ~
In recent number of the Freeman there
is complete plan for the organization and
work of Amendment Clubs. Some time in
March, gentleman of Springfield, w. Va,
wrote us the following eve very much
desire 10 organize temperance society here
which shall include the girls and boys Of
our village as well as grown persons of both
sexes. We would like to have such infor-
nation relative to the proper mode Of or
ganizing so as to become connected with
the w. c. T. L. Please send us such aid
or instruction as will enable us to organize
at once"
Though out of our department we sent
advice and material embracing literature
and proposed name suggested in the
Ffcemqn which should be appropriated at
once by all situated like our Springfield
friends who we're anxious to be up and at
it. We trust there will be Amendment
Clubs" by the thousand.
If "God is no respector of persons" then
the steps Of a good woman as well as those
of good man are ordered of the Lord. In
Georgia paper called IIaycrOss Headlight,
there is such wonderful notice of the
work of Sister Jennie Smith, our National
Superintendent Of Railroad Work, that we
cannot fail to see the providence Of God in
directing her to this southern State. As
might be expected, the railroad men have
reaped great spiritual blessing from her
visit. One Sunday evening in an open air
meeting. she paid glowing tribute to
WaYcrc@s as q prohibition town, urging her
hearers never to allow the fang of intem-
perance to fasten upon their country again.
What interests us mos. i the editors report
of her prayer in the printing office. He
saws the presses were stopped all work was
suspended while the lady petitioned the
throne of grace in behalf Of the press in
the country and the Hcadhga in particular.
lie says IS she prayed, he tried to ask the
Great Foreman to answer her request in
making the press Of the country purer,
more elevating and instructive. We unite
in prayer with Sister Jennie and the editor
of the Headligh aud il II will not suspend
work too long, We will add petition that
the cGreai Foreman" will show this good
editor Just what his duty is with regard to
double column liquor "ad" on the outside
of his paper, for Christ's sake, amen.
The american recently advertised for
900 boys to sell its Sunday paper, promis-
ing them each possible profit Of 9. The
call, of course, and the promise, were equal
" preposterous but they show the purpose
of utterly oyerthrowing the Lords Day by
debauching the literary and moral tastes oi
young and old. Sunday papers, Sunday
trains and Sunday saloons are the big dey'
lis in American Observation-Disclosures
Met.0dist.
Longfellow wrote:
'fis always morning somewhere and above
The awakening continents, from shore 70 shor'
Somewhere the birds are singing eyermore.
We think the birds must be singing thei
cheeriest songs in Missouri now, while ey
erv Christian heart must be thanking GOC
for such a man as Governor Marmaduk'
who has signed the bill recently passed b.
the Missouri legislature, which brings st
Louis under the action Of strict Sunday
law, closing saloons and beer gardens, stop
, the running Of stree. ears, the publication
: of newspapers, all manual labor, and al
c kinds Of traffic.
With such a transformation as this Sun
day law will work, we can no longer thin
of Missouri as the Border Rufian State.
Other improvements will follow this 0
Sabbath observance, and may we not hop
that Baltimore too, with its Sunday paPer'